Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
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| Directed by | Curt Geda Sequence Directors: Jennifer Graves Tim Maltby |
| Produced by | Benjamin Melniker Michael Uslan Sander Schwartz Alan Burnett Margaret M. Dean Kathryn Page Curt Geda |
| Written by | Comic Book: Bob Kane Story: Alan Burnett Screenplay: Michael Reaves |
| Starring | Kevin Conroy Kimberly Brooks Hector Elizondo Elisa Gabrielli Kevin Michael Richardson Kelly Ripa Kyra Sedgwick David Ogden Stiers |
| Music by | Lolita Ritmantis |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | October 21, 2003 |
| Running time | 75 min. |
| Language | English |
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Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman is an animated film based on the DC Comics character Batman and is the fourth film set in the same universe as Batman: The Animated Series. This movie was released direct-to-video and DVD in the U.S. in October 2003 and Britain in January 2004.
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Created by the same creative team as The New Batman Adventures and Batman Beyond, the movie follows the time period of The New Batman / Superman Adventures, and is set before the implications shown in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker have affected Robin. It seems a new hero has arrived in Gotham, but as the title suggests, it is a mystery to even Batman who this new Batwoman actually is. As the plot thickens, so does the mystery as Batman must figure out who Batwoman is and to stop familiar enemies Penguin and Rupert Thorne from selling illegal weapons to the fictional nation of Kasnia. At the beginning of the story, they employ Carlton Duquesne, a gangster, to provide protection and muscle. Bane also comes into the plot as a hired hitman to take out any person or persons in the way of business.
The non-mutant version of The Penguin reappears, as does his nightclub, although he now has a different voice actor. Thorne and Bane are both updated, with Bane in particular taking a far more menacing appearance, with red eyes and a frightening mask that no longer bears any resemblance to that of a wrestler. Thorne is the closest to his original design in Batman: TAS, though he has been streamlined and seems to have lost some weight in the transition. Carlton Duquesne is a new character introduced at the start of the movie. He is a large, powerfully built African American man, presumably in his late 40s-late 50s who apparently has established himself in Gotham City's financial elite. Bane is placed next to him in one particular scene and is seen to be even larger and stronger than Duquesne, further adding to his menacing aura in this movie.
Despite taking the symbol of the Bat as a sign of justice, Batwoman sullies the Bat prefix by taking out criminals with ruthless and dangerous techniques. In fact, moral qualms such as sparing lives do not even come into question. Batwoman's main focus is on illegal activity by the Penguin, Thorne, and Carlton Duquesne.
Much of Batman's time is spent trying to discover the identity of the Batwoman. Following various leads and discovering possible motives from a number of suspects, Batman is repeatedly frustrated in his investigation as several candidates are found and excluded. This leads to a plot twist concerning the "identity" of the Batwoman that emphasizes the deductive skills of the Dark Knight.
Batman, with Robin, sets out to stop the Batwoman from making mistakes as she tries to take out the villains. The newest gadget on display is a wind glider used by Batwoman that utilizes some of the most advanced technology ever seen in Gotham City. Bruce Wayne, Batman's alter ego also becomes involved with a new lady in his life, the daughter of Carlton Duquesne.
The plot stays true to what fans enjoy as the team including Alan Burnett and Michael Reaves created the script and Kevin Conroy still plays the voice of Batman. The movie also shows further continuity between all the Dini created Batman shows: Barbara Gordon is shown to have had a romantic interest in Bruce, which will later turn into a relationship (as shown in flashbacks in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker). This film is apparently set before those events, as Robin does not appear to have experienced the trauma that is shown in Return of the Joker.
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[edit] Trivia
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- Pop singer Cherie has released two albums. Her album contained "Betcha Never," the single on the soundtrack to Mystery of the Batwoman.
- Kathy Duquesne (pronounced "du-kane") is named after Kathy Kane, who was the original Batwoman in the comics. In one of the featurettes, the writers revealed that they were originally going to call her Kathy Kane in this movie, but DC Comics made them change the name since Batwoman acted like somewhat of a villain in the movie.
- While this movie was animated in a widescreen format, it was released in the 1:33.1 aspect ratio.
- This movie marks Tara Strong's last performance as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl.
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[edit] External links
- Warner Bros official site
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman at the Internet Movie Database
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman at Movie Tome
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman @ The World's Finest
- Batman: Myster of the Batwoman @ Legions of Gotham
- Batman: Mystery Of The Batwoman @ BYTB: Batman Yesterday, Today and Beyond
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